Trunk fixture



June 2, 1925. 1,540,449

R. L. WILT TRUNK FIXTURE Filed D96. 11, 1922 Z'Sheets-SMet 1 13226" for: Mines-5:- azerziz W222i,

Fatented June 2, 1925..

UNITED STATES P OFFICE.

ROBERT .1}. .WILT, or omoaoqaumors, ASSIGNOR TO wIL'r TRUNK COMPANY, or at CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AMCORPORATION or ILLINOIS. I

TRUNK FIXTURE.

Application filed December 11, 1922. 'Serial No.. 606;031.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERTL. VILT, a citizen of the United ,States, residing at Chicago, inthe county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trunk Fixtures, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the reference characters marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fixtures for modeltrunks and the like and more particularly to the type set forth and claimed in U.'S. Letters Patent No.'1,000,-

65t'dated August 15th, 1911, whereinthe lower member clothes hanger supportingextension rod, is provided with a base torest uponthe floor when the fixture is in;its extended position.

The object of the invention is to provide means within .a trunk compartment to 'ensaid base when the fixture as a whole is within the compartment and to retain the base therein until it is desiredto again ex-.

tend the fixture.

The invention consists in the devices and combination of devices herein illustrated and described and more particularlypointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing,

V Figure 1 illustrates in aperspective view a trunk of the type referred to, with my invention appliedlthereto.

F'gurei is a=plan View, enlarged, of the lock plate of my invention in position on the floor or bottomof the trunk compartment.

Figure 8 is.a central vertical sectional view of the lockplate, with the standard base lowered intothe locked position thereon, the section beingtaken in the plane indicated by the dotted line-3-3 of Figure 1 Figure 4 is a rear elevationof aport'ion of the standard base positioned within the lower end of the fixture standard, the latter being shown in vertical section.

Figure 5 is a sectional View ofthe standard base, showingpart of the base and the lower end of the standard in elevation, the section being taken on the plane of dotted line 5-5 of Figure 4.

As shown in these drawings the trunk comprises two open front compartments A and B, suitably hinged together along a of the standard for the" vertical-line, as at 1, so as to swing in a horizontal plane and close one upon the other when the trunk is settingupon end.

lVithin the upper end of a compartment. A, fonexample is a clothes'hanger, sup porting fixture or rail 2 upon which a plurality ofv garments onhangers may be sup ported, and packed closely together within the compartment, and in which they may be held in packed position by the usual) 7. The tubular upper member 5ris adapted to telescope within the-extension 4; and is provided with a hinge 8 so that its major .portionmay be swung at right angles to the rail 4 as clearly shown 111 Figure 1.

The main part of the inner member 6 extends upwardly into the lower part of the upper tubular member 5 and its lower end is secured in an upward 1 tubular l branch 9 of the base member g The member 7, usually inthe form ofan ordinary pipelitting, is provided -\\'ll'l1 a plurality ofspread arms 10, as-shown, there being'a headed plug 1i.

on'the end of each of the arms 10 to form a bearing therefor. As the bearing 1'1:and the fittingproper 'l' lie in the same plane, a

strong, firm support orybase is provided which for lack of a betternaine,-I' designate as a crow-foot base.

My lock plate-as a whole is designated by the'letter C, and comprises a body'12adapted to suitably rest upon and be-secure'd to the inside surface of the bottom 13 of the trunk compartment, as for instance, by lugs 14 andscrews l5. The-upper surface of the plate C is recessed"andshaped as shown,

at 16, to form a suitable 'bearin'g for the base fitting-7. 1 y The plate C is bored at 17 for a bolt bearing, the bore extending at one end into one of the spaces 16 and terminating at its other end in an apertured shoulder 18.

Within the bore 17 and projecting at one compartment with the base end" through the apertured shoulder 18, is a bolt rod 19. This rod is provided on one end with a handle 20 and on the other end contact-s withthe inner end of the bolt 21' anl the other end with the shoulder 18. The outer edge of the bolt aperture 24 is somewhat flared as shown at 25, and the end of the bolt 21 is preferably slightly rounded as shown at26, so that the bolt will readily slip into the aperture. The normal position of the bolt, due to the tension 01 the spring 23, isthatshown in Fig; 2. When the base fitting 7 is placed upon the-plate C,the bolt 21 maybe manually withdrawn by means of a pull on the handle 20, coinpressing the spring 23, or it will be forced back into the bore 17 against the tension oi the spring 23 by the base fitting 7 as the latter is seated on theplate. when the base 7 is in place on the plate C, the spring 23' will force the bolt 21 into-the aperture 24 and thus hold andlockthe two together. I

In order to place the various parts of the fixture together and thus lock them to. the plate C within the trunk compartment, the base 7-and the member 6 are'first raised,

' the rod 6 sliding into the tubular rod 5 until the top edge or shoulder of the base exten sion 9 contacts with the lower edge of a sleeve 27 on the uppersupporting member 5. This will bring the base 7 a substantial distance above the top level of the baseplate C. The member 5 will then be swung at 8 and pushed within the extension rod 4,

. until the top edge of the sleeve 27 contacts with the annular shoulder 28 on the exten sion 4. The parts will be locl-:ed together by the notch hook 29 of the lever 30 en gaging the shoulder 31 on the support 5, and also by the pin member 32 of the lever 30 engaging an annular groove or recess 33 in the rod 6. Then the telescopedrfixture 4: may be swung vertically until within the 7 above the plate C.

7 Then the lever30 willbe moved to with- V draw the pin 32 from the recess 33 and the base 7 and rod .6 will be moved down until the base rests upon-the plate C and is locked thereon by the bolt 21. The fixture will 7 In each case,

then bewithin the compartment A in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

To bring the extension' l into the hori- Zontal position, the bolt 21 is Withdrawn, the'base 7 and rod 6 raiseduntil the base clears the top of the plate 0, whereupon the tubular extension can be swung into eX- tension of the arm 2, the support or standard armsb and 6 withdrawn from within the extension 4;, the member 5 swung into vertical position about its pivot 8, and then the base 7- will be pulled down until it has a firm rest upon the floor.

My device is simple, tool-proof in that it does'notrequire special instructions to operate, relatively cheap, neat in appearance, and does not require much room, while it is positive in its action and when locked, the tibiturevis anchored in position within the compartment and the objections to having a movable part therein are avoidedQ I claim as my invention:

1. In a receptacle having-a clothes hanging con'ipartment, the combination with a suspension device pivotally secured to'the top of thecompartmentof an aperturedbase for said device provided with three rigid radially esitending supporting arms, a fit;- ture secured to the floor of said compartment and provided with grooves shaped to receive said arms, andineans carried by said fixture adapted for movement into the aperture in said base and to detachably secure the latter in position Within said fixture.

2; In a receptacle having a clothes hang- 'ing compartment, the combination with atop ofthe compartment of an apertured base for said device providcdwith three rigid radially-extending supporting ari'ns, a ii):- ture secured to the floor of said'compart ment and provided with grooves shaped to receive said arms, and means carried by said fixture adapted for'i'novement into the aperture in said base and 'to detachably secure the latter in. positioirwithin said fixture, said means comprising a spring-controlled locking bolt extending through a wall of the fixture and into one of said, grooves, and positioned'for entry into the aperture in said base, when the latter is inserted into the grooves in said fixture.

In testimony that I claim the :t'oregoing as'my invention I affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses Y L. XVII]? Vitnesseszfii I y H I I B. L. MAoGnncon, TAYLOR E Bnown. 

